Lanigan Bernard JR Form 4 CONSOL Energy / BERNARD LANIGAN JR ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

LANIGAN BERNARD JR

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1000 CONSOL ENERGY DRIVE

(Street)

CANONSBURG PA 15317

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CONSOL Energy Inc [ CNX ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/02/2017

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common shares, $0.01 par value per share	02/02/2017		P		14,800	A	$16.822(1)	14,800	D
Common shares, $0.01 par value per share	02/02/2017		P		14,800	A	$16.822(1)	24,800	I	By Lanigan Family Limited Partnership
Common shares, $0.01 par value per share	02/03/2017		P		5,800	A	$17.278(2)	20,600	D
Common shares, $0.01 par value per share	02/03/2017		P		5,800	A	$17.278(2)	30,600	I	By Lanigan Family Limited Partnership
Common shares, $0.01 par value per share								20,000	I	By Conifer Partners II, LLC

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents the weighted average of 21 open-market purchase transactions ranging from $16.63 to $16.91. The reporting person agrees to provide full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price paid if requested by the SEC staff, the Company or a security holder of the Company.

2. Represents the weighted average of 7 open-market purchase transactions ranging from $17.270 to $17.279. The reporting person agrees to provide full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price paid if requested by the SEC staff, the Company or a security holder of the Company.

Remarks:

	Bernard Lanigan, Jr. by Gregory V. Guinto, his attorney-in-fact	02/02/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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